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PORTAL - For three weeks, the Portal Panthers were forced to lick their wounds. Two consecutive blown second half leads and a tough sub-region road loss would be enough to dishearten most teams, but Portal bounced back with a vengeance in its 29-6 victory over Montgomery County last week.

For much of the first half of the season, Statesboro - while ranked near the top of the state polls - has looked like a vulnerable team. In closing out the second half of last Friday's win over Lakeside, Evans to move to 5-0 on the season, the Blue Devils showed why so many pollsters think that they are such a dangerous team.

PORTAL - After trading turnovers with the Montgomery County High School Eagles (0-4) in the opening seconds of the game, the Portal Panthers (2-3) never looked back and rushed their way to their first home victory behind senior running back Trai Gadson 29-6.

After four straight wins to open the season, tonight is the night that things start to get serious for Statesboro. The No. 3 Blue Devils host Lakeside, Evans tonight at Womack Field in each team's opening game of Region 2-AAAA play.

SYLVANIA - After its first meeting with Screven County, Southeast Bulloch was left with a bitter taste in its mouth. Thursday evening, SEB's Sierra Peebles fired a one-hitter as the Lady Yellow Jackets took home a 6-0 victory and a sub-region title.

Seeing a No. 3 Emanuel County Institute jersey tearing up and down the field on Friday nights should come as no surprise to Bulldog fans. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, Wezley Ealey has proven himself to be among the elite.

After three months of grinding competition, prep basketball teams from around the area are priming for one more push that will either send them to the state tournament or send them home for a long offseason.